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Respond to the three discussion post below using the references below ONLY:

——Ajunwa, I. (2017, January 19). Workplace wellness programs could be putting your health data at risk (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2017/01/workplace-wellness-programs-could-be-putting-your-health-data-at-risk

——Hancock, J. (2015, October 2). Workplace wellness programs put employee privacy at risk (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/health/workplace-wellness-privacy-risk-exclusive/index.html

—–Hannon, K., & Next Avenue. (2016, May 29). New rules on wellness programs spark privacy worries (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2016/05/29/new-rules-on-wellness-programs-spark-privacy-worries/#6fc33f205ad5

 

 

1.Hello, Class,

Been a busy week here, so im behind the power curve with the rest of you,Work Place wellness and what is good and bad, do you know the good and bad of work place wellness.The first article I had to read was Ajunwa, 2017, work place wellness could be putting your data at risk, this went over talking about how a third party program or fitbit wrist watch with the companys health insurance vs the companys goals for money and productivity could be used for the benefit and negative of both parties. pretty cut and dry explanation of saying you need to ask questions that your data isn’t going to be used against you or given freely to someone. Big Trust issue highlighted there.

Work Place wellness by Mary ButlerLinks to an external site. on Feb 18, 2019 located here. https://journal.ahima.org/2019/02/18/workplace-wellness-programs-prompt-health-privacy-concerns/Links to an external site. like on the news this is mainly a negative article. it list reasons why it is good but list reasons why people don’t do it. it even gives an example of a company vendor releasing data out to a third or fourth party and how a man had a bypass surgery and the boss was using the data to make sure he walked and met his weight loss goals. now that’s kinda not right, but the boss is protecting the company and the insurance company, but what about the worker, some say the worker should have been in shape to begin with. we all have vices and all start somewhere new.

https://www.snacknation.com/blog/benefits-of-employee-wellness-programs/ Links to an external site.11 Data-Backed Benefits of Employee Wellness Programs You Need to Know Aboutashley bell 2018, Links to an external site. gives examples, 11 of them of how this is good for the company, employers and employees and how it makes everything better and bringing people together and how it improves productivity in so many ways and makes people happier. Johhnny

2.My additional article was an article from the Harvard Business Review. The intended target audience that is article is going for is anyone who is interested in providing a wellness program at a company, as well as students and former students at Harvard University. This is because the magazine is published by Harvard Business Publishing, who is owned by Harvard University. Due to this intended audience, the magazine uses language that is useful and understood by business professionals and people who work in this field. I believe that his article is credible due to the information that is given throughout the article. Throughout the article, the author uses information that was verified in studies that prove the legitimacy of the information. The information given isn’t based on opinion, but is based on facts and studies performed by other credible agencies. For example, “A Kaiser Family Foundation reportLinks to an external site. shows that 99% of firms with 200 or more workers offered at least one wellness program in 2013.” Ajunwa, I. (2017). This statistic wasn’t just made up, it was found through a legitimate foundation, providing accurate data to explain the topic of the article. The second article was also credible. The reason for this is that it is a scholarly article that was written and reviewed by professionals in the field. Another reason is that it wasn’t just written by a single person, multiple people worked and collaborated on the information that is being provided, ensuring the legitimacy of the information.

These sources could be used to address the topic of whether or not a company should invest the time and finances into providing a wellness program for their company. This could be a major concern in improving the company as a whole. The only concern I would have would be using the article from the Harvard Business review would be that it isn’t a peer reviewed source. This article would be good to use a basis of information, but not to whole heartedly prove and back up a research question. I would rather use the scholarly peer reviewed article to make a definitive answer to the question being asked. Jake

3.Hello All,

The first article read Ajunwa, I. (2017 January 19) on about workplace wellness programs and their scams as interesting to say the least. With my line of work being in shape is a must. As for my mom, who is a federal employee as well, it isn’t stressed that much. The most fitness they push is clipping a step tracker to your pants to track your steps, if you hit so many steps in a month you get a prize, etc. I feel like the audience is those who might want to have a health wellness fair for their business or those who will be attending at work. I feel like the audience must be spoken to in a gentle yet aggressive manner to get the point across.

If I was in my mom’s position with work and I read this article, I wouldn’t take into consideration being this website seems legit. Has watermark’s, contact pages, social media links, log in/subscribe options, etc. these all give me confidence that this website is a credible source. As for reading Ajunwa, I. (2016) about health data, I also feel like this is a credible source due to how many authors the article has, the publishing date, the face that the text is also very organized. Those are all big things I look for as I read on the internet a lot.

I feel like both articles can be used to talk about those who have had their health information used by the health providers or those hosting wellness fair. Providing a few points to those who might be considering one. A few concerns I would have is if others have not heard of the authors or maybe the websites where the information was given just because that might raise a few red flags on credibility. Both sources have great information, none the less. But health wellness fairs are always great because I am into fitness and a healthy life is a happy life, I just hate how in present day there are so many scammers and hackers out there. Justin

 

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